St. Ray’s Football Coach Blasts MB's “Lack of Integrity & Arrogance” Over Canceled Thanksgiving Game
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St. Ray’s Football Coach Blasts MB's “Lack of Integrity & Arrogance” Over Canceled Thanksgiving Game
St. Ray’s Michael Sassi shared on social media on Friday a scathing assessment of the actions by the Moses Brown's athletic administration's behavior.
“I have been getting a lot of questions about [the] Thanksgiving Day Football Game. Here are the facts. We noticed in September that Moses Brown had not put our Thanksgiving Day Game on their calendar (it was supposed to be their home game this year). I reached out to their Athletic Director and he told me they were working on it,” said Sassi, who was the Rhode Island football coach of the year in 2022.
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Moses Brown is a private prep school located in Proividence's East Side. St. Raphael is a Catholic school located in Pawtucket.
“Our A.D. heard from Moses Brown a week later and was told they couldn’t secure a field…so we said we could host. The Assistant A.D. from MB also stated they are not into Thanksgiving Day Game and could we play the Friday before, if both teams were eliminated from the playoffs at that point…again, we agreed. Then last Monday we were informed by their Assistant A.D. that they had too many injuries and could not play our game. They still played a game last week and are competing in the Division 2 playoffs this weekend,” wrote Sassi.
“I know injuries do happen and you have to look out for your own team but this was very disappointing for them to do so late. Last season we had both qbs hurt last year coming off a tough playoff loss to Barrington…they had the Gatorade Player of the Year and we knew it probably was not going to end well…we still honored the commitment and played the game [and] lost 21-6,” added Sassi.
“Bottom line, they should have told us last winter that they didn’t want to play the game anymore, so we could have ample time to find a replacement. This shows a strong lack of integrity and arrogance by Moses Brown. I have reached out to the whole state and out of state trying to find my kids another game. Hopefully something breaks soon,” he concluded.
This story was first published 11/8/24 5:25 PM